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North Pole, South Pole

The Epic Quest to Solve the Great Mystery of Earth's Magnetism

by Gillian Turner ...

This "fantastic story" of one of physics' great riddles takes us through centuries of scientific history (Simon Lamb, author of Devil in the Mountain).Why do compass needles point north—but not quite north? What guides the migration of birds, whales, and fish across the world's oceans? How is Earth able to sustain life under an onslaught of solar wind and cosmic radiation? For centuries, the world ... Read more

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This "fantastic story" of one of physics' great riddles takes us through centuries of scientific history (Simon Lamb, author of Devil in the Mountain).Why do compass needles point north—but not quite north? What guides the migration of birds, whales, and fish across the world's oceans? How is Earth able to sustain life under an onslaught of solar wind and cosmic radiation? For centuries, the world
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Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory

The Theoretical Minimum

by Leonard Susskind, Art Friedman ...

Series series The Theoretical Minimum
**The third volume in the bestselling physics series cracks open Einstein's special relativity and field theory.“This is physics the way it's really done, in all its glory, nothing swept under the rug.”―Sean Carroll, author of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe**Physicist Leonard Susskind and data engineer Art Friedman are back. This time, they introduce readers to Einstein's special relativity and ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

**The third volume in the bestselling physics series cracks open Einstein's special relativity and field theory.“This is physics the way it's really done, in all its glory, nothing swept under the rug.”―Sean Carroll, author of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe**Physicist Leonard Susskind and data engineer Art Friedman are back. This time, they introduce readers to Einstein's special relativity and
... Read more
Mes inventions

l'autobiographie de Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)

by Nikola Tesla ...

Ce recueil autobiographique est essentiel pour comprendre la vie hors du commun ainsi que l'œuvre monumentale de Nikola Tesla. Un personnage à la fois adulé et bannie pour son génie frisant l'insolence, mais également énormément craint, dans une époque où régnait une lutte et une concurrence acharnée entre les plus grands scientifiques du XIXe du XXe siècle. Cet ouvrage ayant le mérite d'être la ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

Ce recueil autobiographique est essentiel pour comprendre la vie hors du commun ainsi que l'œuvre monumentale de Nikola Tesla. Un personnage à la fois adulé et bannie pour son génie frisant l'insolence, mais également énormément craint, dans une époque où régnait une lutte et une concurrence acharnée entre les plus grands scientifiques du XIXe du XXe siècle. Cet ouvrage ayant le mérite d'être la
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Magnetism: A Very Short Introduction

A Very Short Introduction

by Stephen J. Blundell ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Magnetism is a strange force, mysteriously attracting one object to another apparently through empty space. It has been claimed as a great healer, with magnetic therapies being proposed over the centuries and still popular today. Why are its mysterious important to solve?In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen J. Blundell explains why. For centuries magnetism has been used for various exploits; ... Read more

$11.19 CAD

Magnetism is a strange force, mysteriously attracting one object to another apparently through empty space. It has been claimed as a great healer, with magnetic therapies being proposed over the centuries and still popular today. Why are its mysterious important to solve?In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen J. Blundell explains why. For centuries magnetism has been used for various exploits;
... Read more
The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. II

The New Millennium Edition: Mainly Electromagnetism and Matter

by Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sands ...

"The whole thing was basically an experiment," Richard Feynman said late in his career, looking back on the origins of his lectures. The experiment turned out to be hugely successful, spawning publications that have remained definitive and introductory to physics for decades. Ranging from the basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as general relativity and quantum ... Read more

$46.99 CAD

"The whole thing was basically an experiment," Richard Feynman said late in his career, looking back on the origins of his lectures. The experiment turned out to be hugely successful, spawning publications that have remained definitive and introductory to physics for decades. Ranging from the basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as general relativity and quantum
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Mondo Magnets

40 Attractive (and Repulsive) Devices and Demonstrations

by Fred Jeffers ...

Surprising and seemingly impossible effects result from the 40 experiments included in this fascinating science resource—all based on real magnetic physics. Each experiment—such as using a common refrigerator magnet to create a three-dimensional image or floating a magnet and carbon sheet in midair—is outlined with step-by-step instructions and diagrams that illustrate the key concepts of ... Read more

$12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Surprising and seemingly impossible effects result from the 40 experiments included in this fascinating science resource—all based on real magnetic physics. Each experiment—such as using a common refrigerator magnet to create a three-dimensional image or floating a magnet and carbon sheet in midair—is outlined with step-by-step instructions and diagrams that illustrate the key concepts of
... Read more
Paramagnetism

Rediscovering Nature's Secret Force of Growth

by Philip S. Callahan ...

This book is the culmination of all of Callahan’s previous works and will certainly be his most popular book to date and a classic for years to come. Quite frankly, the author considers this his most important work ever, as he believes an understanding of paramagnetism — and its practical integration into farming — can save agriculture worldwide. In this one, beautiful little book, Callahan lays ... Read more

$10.98 CAD

This book is the culmination of all of Callahan’s previous works and will certainly be his most popular book to date and a classic for years to come. Quite frankly, the author considers this his most important work ever, as he believes an understanding of paramagnetism — and its practical integration into farming — can save agriculture worldwide. In this one, beautiful little book, Callahan lays
... Read more
The Anatomy of Life & Energy in Agriculture

by Arden B. Andersen ...

The energies in fertilizers and in the cosmos do not often move needles, but they preside over crop production. As this manual makes clear, through learning to tap and use "life-force energy" it is possible to develop food production practices that are both high quality and nondestructive.Dr. Arden B. Andersen begins his work with the premise that 'energy is everything'. Through this axiomatic ... Read more

$13.73 CAD

The energies in fertilizers and in the cosmos do not often move needles, but they preside over crop production. As this manual makes clear, through learning to tap and use "life-force energy" it is possible to develop food production practices that are both high quality and nondestructive.Dr. Arden B. Andersen begins his work with the premise that 'energy is everything'. Through this axiomatic
... Read more
Stone Age Farming

by Alanna Moore ...

Stone Age Farming delves into the world of subtle earth energies and explains how they can be harnessed for improved plant growth. The result of eight years' research, this book by dowser, researcher and permaculture farmer Alanna Moore provides tips on how to produce healthy, luscious and pest-resistant foods in an economical and eco-friendly way by drawing on the ancient wisdom of the pagan ... Read more

$13.73 CAD

Stone Age Farming delves into the world of subtle earth energies and explains how they can be harnessed for improved plant growth. The result of eight years' research, this book by dowser, researcher and permaculture farmer Alanna Moore provides tips on how to produce healthy, luscious and pest-resistant foods in an economical and eco-friendly way by drawing on the ancient wisdom of the pagan
... Read more
Ufos and Water

Physical Effects of Ufos on Water Through Accounts by Eyewitnesses

by Carl W. Feindt ...

UFOs have approximately 75% of this planet in which to operate undetected. Adding another piece to the puzzle From dissimilar puzzle pieces supplied by ufologists throughout the years of UFO history, a picture is starting to take shape. Ufologist Carl Feindt has not only contributed his own small piece, but he has also connected many of the previous pieces to form an enlightening and highly ... Read more

$11.19 CAD

UFOs have approximately 75% of this planet in which to operate undetected. Adding another piece to the puzzle From dissimilar puzzle pieces supplied by ufologists throughout the years of UFO history, a picture is starting to take shape. Ufologist Carl Feindt has not only contributed his own small piece, but he has also connected many of the previous pieces to form an enlightening and highly
... Read more
Spin Waves

Problems and Solutions

by Daniel D. Stancil, Anil Prabhakar ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book presents a collection of problems in spin wave excitations with their detailed solutions. Each chapter briefly introduces the important concepts, encouraging the reader to further explore the physics of spin wave excitations and the engineering of spin wave devices by working through the accompanying problem sets. The initial chapters cover the fundamental aspects of magnetization, with ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book presents a collection of problems in spin wave excitations with their detailed solutions. Each chapter briefly introduces the important concepts, encouraging the reader to further explore the physics of spin wave excitations and the engineering of spin wave devices by working through the accompanying problem sets. The initial chapters cover the fundamental aspects of magnetization, with
... Read more
The Collected Writings of Edward Leedskalnin

Magnetic Current & A Book in Every Home

by Edward Leedskalnin ...

The Collected Writings of Edward Leedskalnin is a compilation of two of Leedskalnin's works, Magnetic Current and A Book in Every Home. This eccentric sculptor and amateur scientist devoted most of his life to creating a large complex of megalithic stones that he quarried and carved himself.Edward Leedskalnin was born in Latvia in 1887. Although he only received formal education up to the fourth ... Read more

$5.39 CAD

The Collected Writings of Edward Leedskalnin is a compilation of two of Leedskalnin's works, Magnetic Current and A Book in Every Home. This eccentric sculptor and amateur scientist devoted most of his life to creating a large complex of megalithic stones that he quarried and carved himself.Edward Leedskalnin was born in Latvia in 1887. Although he only received formal education up to the fourth
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Hidden Attraction

The History and Mystery of Magnetism

by Gerrit L. Verschuur ...

Long one of nature's most fascinating phenomena, magnetism was once the subject of many superstitions. Magnets were thought useful to thieves, effective as a love potion or as a cure for gout or spasms. They could remove sorcery from women and put demons to flight and even reconcile married couples. It was said that a lodestone pickled in the salt of sucking fish had the power to attract gold. ... Read more

$39.19 CAD

Long one of nature's most fascinating phenomena, magnetism was once the subject of many superstitions. Magnets were thought useful to thieves, effective as a love potion or as a cure for gout or spasms. They could remove sorcery from women and put demons to flight and even reconcile married couples. It was said that a lodestone pickled in the salt of sucking fish had the power to attract gold.
... Read more
The Biography of Nikola Tesla : The Captivating Life of the Prophet of the Electronic Age. The Man Who Saw the Future and Made It Reality.

by Emory Clark ...

Immerse Yourself in the Captivating Life & Times of Nikola Tesla — The Prophet of the Electronic Age! Nikola Tesla, a man so revolutionary and so evolved for his time that even his contemporaries failed to understand him. Unfairly judged for his groundbreaking ideas and inventions, and even robbed of his welldeserved glory, Tesla still stands above the rest. Today, he is the namesake of a global ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Immerse Yourself in the Captivating Life & Times of Nikola Tesla — The Prophet of the Electronic Age! Nikola Tesla, a man so revolutionary and so evolved for his time that even his contemporaries failed to understand him. Unfairly judged for his groundbreaking ideas and inventions, and even robbed of his welldeserved glory, Tesla still stands above the rest. Today, he is the namesake of a global
... Read more
Physics for Kids : Electricity and Magnetism - Physics 7th Grade | Children's Physics Books

by Baby Professor ...

Electricity and magnetism anyone? Your seventh grader might not immediately want to study this branch of physics but if you present him/her with this educational tool, then maybe learning would come in instantly. You have to look for alternative knowledge resources if your child is not showing interest in school textbooks and classroom discussions. Try this book if it works! ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

Electricity and magnetism anyone? Your seventh grader might not immediately want to study this branch of physics but if you present him/her with this educational tool, then maybe learning would come in instantly. You have to look for alternative knowledge resources if your child is not showing interest in school textbooks and classroom discussions. Try this book if it works!
... Read more
Magnetothermal Properties near Quantum Criticality in the Itinerant Metamagnet Sr3Ru2O7

by Andreas W Rost ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Our department nominated this thesis for a Springer award because we regard it as an outstanding piece of work, carried out with a remarkable level of independence. Andreas Rost joined us in 2005, as one of the inaugural Prize Students of the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance. Our research group has been working on Sr Ru O , in collaboration with our colleagues in the group of Professor Y. ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

Our department nominated this thesis for a Springer award because we regard it as an outstanding piece of work, carried out with a remarkable level of independence. Andreas Rost joined us in 2005, as one of the inaugural Prize Students of the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance. Our research group has been working on Sr Ru O , in collaboration with our colleagues in the group of Professor Y.
... Read more
Handbook of Electrical Steel

by Göran Engdahl ...

This book contains all information regarding magnetism and magnetic materials that an electrical engineer needs to know to be able to understand and design magnetic devices.The handbook comprises chapters comprising basic electromagnetism, basic quantum mechanics, ferromagnetism, magnetic materials, magnetic material characterization, modeling of magnetic materials, and magnetic design. A ... Read more

$54.89 CAD

This book contains all information regarding magnetism and magnetic materials that an electrical engineer needs to know to be able to understand and design magnetic devices.The handbook comprises chapters comprising basic electromagnetism, basic quantum mechanics, ferromagnetism, magnetic materials, magnetic material characterization, modeling of magnetic materials, and magnetic design. A
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Iron-Based Superconducting Thin Films

by Silvia Haindl ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book provides a modern introduction to the growth, characterization, and physics of iron-based superconducting thin films. Iron pnictide and iron chalcogenide compounds have become intensively studied key materials in condensed matter physics due to their potential for high temperature superconductivity. With maximum critical temperatures of around 60 K, the new superconductors rank first ... Read more

$204.99 CAD

This book provides a modern introduction to the growth, characterization, and physics of iron-based superconducting thin films. Iron pnictide and iron chalcogenide compounds have become intensively studied key materials in condensed matter physics due to their potential for high temperature superconductivity. With maximum critical temperatures of around 60 K, the new superconductors rank first
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Anomalous and Topological Hall Effects in Itinerant Magnets

by Yuki Shiomi ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book presents an investigation of the anomalous and topological Hall effects in some itinerant ferromagnets and helimagnets by measurements of Hall effects driven by electrical or heat current. New clarifications are provided for spin-dependent Hall effects induced by the Berry phase, skew scattering, and scalar spin chirality.The author reveals the scattering-free nature of the Berry-phase ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This book presents an investigation of the anomalous and topological Hall effects in some itinerant ferromagnets and helimagnets by measurements of Hall effects driven by electrical or heat current. New clarifications are provided for spin-dependent Hall effects induced by the Berry phase, skew scattering, and scalar spin chirality.The author reveals the scattering-free nature of the Berry-phase
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Magnetospheric Imaging

Understanding the Space Environment through Global Measurements

Edited by Yaireska M. Collado-Vega, Dennis Gallagher, Harald Frey, Simon Wing ...

Magnetospheric Imaging: Understanding the Space Environment through Global Measurements is a state-of-the-art resource on new and advanced techniques and technologies used in measuring and examining the space environment on a global scale. Chapters detail this emergent field by exploring optical imaging, ultraviolet imaging, energetic neutral atom imaging, X-ray imaging, radio frequency imaging, ... Read more

$132.79 CAD

Magnetospheric Imaging: Understanding the Space Environment through Global Measurements is a state-of-the-art resource on new and advanced techniques and technologies used in measuring and examining the space environment on a global scale. Chapters detail this emergent field by exploring optical imaging, ultraviolet imaging, energetic neutral atom imaging, X-ray imaging, radio frequency imaging,
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Theory of Generation and Conversion of Phonon Angular Momentum

by Masato Hamada ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book presents a theoretical study of the generation and conversion of phonon angular momentum in crystals.Recently, rotational motions of lattice vibrations, i.e., phonons, in crystals attract considerable attentions. As such, the book theoretically demonstrate generations of phonons with rotational motions, based on model calculations and first-principle calculations. In systems without ... Read more

$166.49 CAD

This book presents a theoretical study of the generation and conversion of phonon angular momentum in crystals.Recently, rotational motions of lattice vibrations, i.e., phonons, in crystals attract considerable attentions. As such, the book theoretically demonstrate generations of phonons with rotational motions, based on model calculations and first-principle calculations. In systems without
... Read more
Magnonic Devices

Numerical Modelling and Micromagnetic Simulation Approach

by C. S. Nikhil Kumar ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book briefly looks at numerical modeling and micromagnetic simulation results of magnonic crystals, which are periodically modulated magnonic devices regarded as the magnetic counterpart of photonic crystals with spin waves acting as the information carrier. Since the wavelength of the spin wave is several orders of magnitude shorter than that of electromagnetic waves of the same frequency, ... Read more

$57.69 CAD

This book briefly looks at numerical modeling and micromagnetic simulation results of magnonic crystals, which are periodically modulated magnonic devices regarded as the magnetic counterpart of photonic crystals with spin waves acting as the information carrier. Since the wavelength of the spin wave is several orders of magnitude shorter than that of electromagnetic waves of the same frequency,
... Read more
Handbook of Magnetic Materials

Edited by Ekkes H. Brück ...

Series Book 27 - Handbook of Magnetic Materials
Handbook of Magnetic Materials, Volume 27, covers the expansion of magnetism over the last few decades and its applications in research, notably the magnetism of several classes of novel materials that share the presence of magnetic moments with truly ferromagnetic materials. The book is an ideal reference for scientists active in magnetism research, providing readers with novel trends and ... Read more

$339.99 CAD

Handbook of Magnetic Materials, Volume 27, covers the expansion of magnetism over the last few decades and its applications in research, notably the magnetism of several classes of novel materials that share the presence of magnetic moments with truly ferromagnetic materials. The book is an ideal reference for scientists active in magnetism research, providing readers with novel trends and
... Read more
Spinel and Inverse Spinel Ferrites

Theoretical and Technological Advances

Edited by Naveen Kumar, Nupur Aggarwal, Anjana Sharma ...

This comprehensive book explores spinel and inverse spinel ferrites, focusing on their synthesis methods, structural characteristics, magnetic properties, and diverse applications. It offers a valuable resource for understanding how these materials are transforming fields such as electronics, energy conversion, sensing, biomedicine, agriculture, and environmental management. The book provides ... Read more

$321.55 CAD

This comprehensive book explores spinel and inverse spinel ferrites, focusing on their synthesis methods, structural characteristics, magnetic properties, and diverse applications. It offers a valuable resource for understanding how these materials are transforming fields such as electronics, energy conversion, sensing, biomedicine, agriculture, and environmental management. The book provides
... Read more

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